India has been a member of the International Whaling Commission since which year?
- A.1946
- B.1972
- C.1981
- D.1995
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Explanation
The correct answer is 1981. India joined the International Whaling Commission in that year and has played a prominent part in whale conservation within the body ever since. Option A is wrong because that is the year the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling was signed at Washington DC, which created the Commission itself; the founding of the body and India's accession to it are separate events, and IWC-70 marks the eightieth anniversary of that signing. Option B is wrong because it is the year of the Indian statute, the Wild Life (Protection) Act, under which whales and dolphins in Indian waters receive the highest grade of legal protection; it is a domestic law, not a date of accession. Option D is wrong because no event in this account falls in that year. The Commission today has eighty-nine member governments.
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Practice Questions
The 70th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC-70) is being held in which city?
- A.Wellington, New Zealand
- B.Hobart, Australia
- C.Reykjavik, Iceland
- D.Bergen, Norway
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India used its Opening Statement there to argue for conservation grounded in science.
Read the full explanation →Which whale species does India identify among the 25 species picked for focused conservation efforts?
- A.Blue whale
- B.Arabian Sea humpback whale
- C.Sperm whale
- D.Bryde's whale
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India attaches particular importance to this population and has placed it among the species chosen for focused conservation effort, a list of twenty-five in all.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following groupings did India NOT align itself with in its opening statement at COP31?
- A.G77 and China
- B.Like Minded Developing Countries (LMDC)
- C.BASIC
- D.OPEC
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In its opening statement India said it aligned itself with the statements made by the G77 and China grouping, by the Like Minded Developing Countries and by the BASIC group, and OPEC does not appear among them.
Read the full explanation →The COP31 Presidency's vision of a 'COP of Implementation', welcomed by India, is guided by which three principles?
- A.Dialogue, Consensus and Action
- B.Mitigation, Adaptation and Finance
- C.Equity, Ambition and Transparency
- D.Trust, Technology and Trade
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India welcomed the Presidency's framing of the session as a COP of Implementation and read the three words in order: dialogue builds trust among the parties, consensus ensures that the outcome is collectively owned, and action converts commitments into progress on the ground.
Read the full explanation →Which Article of the Paris Agreement, highlighted by India at COP31, establishes the obligation of developed countries to provide financial resources to developing countries?
- A.Article 4.2
- B.Article 6.4
- C.Article 9.1
- D.Article 14.1
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India told the Conference that public finance from developed countries remains central to driving climate action in developing countries and to strengthening adaptation finance flows, and it underscored the fundamental importance of Article 9.1 of the Paris Agreement, which places the obligation to provide financial resources on developed countries.
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